Paralegal — Legal Research & Curriculum Development

At U.S. LawShield our focus is on encouraging people to take proactive measures to improve their safety and self-defense abilities—and to serve those who do. We strive to create better-protected communities of responsible self-defenders who have the peace of mind to live their lives confidently. Our company was established in 2009. After initially launching in Texas as Texas LawShield®, the demand for services developed well beyond state lines. Our coverage began to expand across the United States, which is when we became U.S. LawShield. Today, we provide coverage in 46 states and have proudly served more than 2 million people in their self-defense journey. 

• Fac-check legal content and verify citations and source materials

• Maintain a high standard of accuracy and consistency across all legal and educational materials.

• Identify discrepancies between published materials and current law and promptly escalate issues. 

• Maintain detailed research notes and source documentation so that legal conclusions and written content can be traced back to authoritative sources. 

• Perform final proofreading and quality-control reviews of assigned materials. 

• Bachelor’s degree in paralegal studies, Legal Studies, Criminal Justice, Political Science, or a related field. 
• 3+ years of paralegal, legal research, legal writing, compliance, legislative research, or closely related experience. 
• Demonstrated ability to conduct sophisticated legal research using primary legal sources. 
• Strong legal writing and editing skills. 
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy. 
• Ability to read and interpret statutes, regulations, and court opinions. 
• Strong organizational and project-management skills.
• Ability to independently research an issue and produce a well-supported written work product. 
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines while maintaining accuracy. 
• Experience conducting multi-state legal research. 
• Experience researching firearms, self-defense, constitutional, criminal, or civil liability law. 
• Experience with legislative tracking or monitoring state legislative activity. 
• Experience working with legal databases such as Westlaw, LexisNexis, Fastcase, Bloomberg Law, or similar platforms. 
• Experience drafting legal memoranda, research briefs, legal articles, or educational materials. 
• Experience working with attorneys or legal subject-matter experts.
• Experience working with trusts, including reviewing trust documents and supporting trust-related legal matters.
• Experience developing or reviewing legal education or training content.